Happy SuperMoon in Aries! This Super Full Moon at 24 ½ degrees of Aries became exact today, on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 7:26 AM New York time (11:26 GMT). As a reminder, a SuperMoon occurs when the moon is physically closer to the Earth than usual, thus amplifying its effects. This is actually the closest Full Moon in distance to the Earth during all of 2024—arguably making it the strongest!
This Full Moon closes the door on the final Eclipse Season of 2024. Between the September 2 Virgo New Moon and now, we have received a powerful influx of codes that will direct (or re-direct us) forward on our life’s mission over the next 5 months.
It is a good time now to take stock of what we’ve experienced (and especially what we’ve learned) over the past 6 weeks. What are the most important things the Universe has had you work on over the past 6 weeks? The Universe will likely have you work on these themes even more deeply over the next 5 months.
This Full Moon conjuncts the Retrograde Chiron. Chiron is the great teacher in astrology. Chiron teaches us how to transform our deepest wounds into our greatest wisdom, which we can then transfer to others. As a spiritual initiate, you are both the teacher and the student simultaneously.
Aries is a cardinal fire sign. It is the first sign of the Zodiac and the ruler of the First House--the House of Self. This house is associated with the Rising Sign (your Rising Sign is the cusp of your First House) and is in charge of our personality—how we appear and present ourself to the world, and how the world perceives us.
Aries’s glyph is The Ram. The Ram is aggressive, masculine and relentless. Aries carries a phallic energetic quality to it; it is the spark that starts the fire that carries a manifestation around the Zodiac Wheel until it ‘dematerializes’ in Pisces and becomes ether or spirit. Aries then takes the potential energy of the ethereal Pisces and materializes it—and thus the Zodiac Wheel goes ‘round and ‘round.
Aries is ruled by Mars, the most masculine and aggressive planet. Mars rules over strength and physical vitality. However, Mars is softened on this Full Moon, as it is in feminine, moon-ruled Cancer. Mars joins in on a powerful and tense T-Square with the moon/Chiron, and the sun (more on this later).
Jupiter is Retrograde right now in Mercury-ruled Gemini—and it is exalted, as it is just now picking up speed as it moves Retrograde. It sextiles the moon and trines the sun, infusing this Full Moon with the opportunity for us to learn and advance through communication.
With the Full Moon being conjunct Chiron, and in the same sign as the North Node—and with the exalted Jupiter sextiling the Full Moon/Chiron conjunction—we are being called, in the 28 days that follow this Full Moon, to step into our power and leadership, and to speak out about what we are knowledgeable about, and what is important to us.
Being a leader of others is a thoroughly Aries quality. You might be feeling an inner call around this time to take charge and assert yourself better to others. It feels great to have healthy and open solar plexus and throat chakras, and to assert yourself effectively. It’s important to remember, though, that there is such a thing as being overly aggressive or assertive.
There will be lots of angry (and violent) people about around and after this Aries SuperMoon, especially with the Full Moon and Chiron making a T-Square with Mars in Cancer and the sun in Libra. This aspect will likely proliferate war on the planet over the next few weeks (more on this later).
Aries also teaches us how to be leaders in our own lives (our own worlds). Sometimes, it’s much easier to be a leader of others than to be an effective leader in our own life. I would say that the key words to being an effective leader in your own life are discipline, perseverance, and decisiveness.
Here are some journaling questions to help you self-discover a deeper level of leadership in your own life:
In which parts of my life do I feel totally in control?
In which parts of my life do I feel out of control?
What is it about feeling out of control that feels comfortable and familiar?
Is there anything that I can give up, that might help me to be more in control of my life?
What are some spiritual practices I can make a priority that would help me to be more self-disciplined?
What are some distracting activities that are throwing me off track or keeping me unfocused?
What possibilities and opportunities could being more disciplined open up for me?
Do I have a tendency to give up too easily?
What is it about giving up, or failing, that feels comfortable and familiar?
Do I let other people dissuade me, or motivate me? Am I keeping the good company?
How might sticking with things when they get tough open up wonderful opportunities for me?
Am I decisive, or do I tend to struggle with making decisions?
What is it about being indecisive that feels comfortable and familiar?
Do I fear making the wrong decision?
What if there were no wrong decisions, and all decisions simply lead us down different paths-- but toward the same destiny?
Could I be more forgiving and tolerant of myself?
Could I be more OK with messing up?
Could I look at everything as a learning experience? How would that feel, to look at everything as a learning experience?
Could I go about life in a lighter, less serious way?
The Full Moon in Aries of course opposes the sun in Libra. While Aries rules over the House of Self (the 1st), Libra rules over the House of Partnerships (the 7th). While Aries is concerned with expressing the self, asserting the self, and leading others, Libra is concerned with merging into partnership, and creating an even and fair playing field.
Every Full Moon is an opportunity to find balance between the two polarities that we are working with in the Zodiac Wheel. The Aries-Libra polarity is especially important to explore right now due to the fact that the Lunar Nodes are currently in the Aries-Libra polarity. With Chiron the Teacher sextiling the exalted Jupiter in communication-oriented Gemini, and also forming the passionate, emotional T-Square with the moon, Mars, and the sun, the energies right now are supporting clear, authentic, and free self-expression.
A good question to ask yourself is: How could being my truest self more authentically actually help me to connect better with others?
Sometimes, we feel like we can’t be that most authentic version of self because the people around us won’t accept it. We might believe that we will be rejected by others, or that others will push back and put us ‘back in our place’.
Asserting yourself better, or becoming more authentically you, can be one of the scariest things in life. And it is certainly very reasonable to wonder, or to fear, losing others in the process.
However, the truth is that the highest-vibration interpersonal connections will support you in emerging as your most authentic self, while others will fall by the wayside.
I’ve experienced that so many times by now in my own journey. A few friends from my past have evolved with me, and remain supportive and fun friendships. But the vast majority have fallen by the wayside. It is an inetivable part of the Ascension process—and life in general—that I’ve actually always embraced.
Romances, friendships, animal companions, coworkers, clients, family members: they all come and go, and that is a good thing. All things are impermanent, and you are meant to have different interpersonal connections at different stages of your life’s journey.
EXEMPLIFYING COURAGE
Aries the Ram also illustrates the Divine Masculine trait of courage. Think of one of your favorite movies. The movie you're thinking of most likely had a hero (perhaps it was the protagonist themself). The hero always must embody courage at certain points in their journey. And to be courageous usually requires taking risks.
We all can think of situations in our life when we took a risk and it paid off. Perhaps you followed a hunch and found yourself rewarded--or perhaps you said 'screw it' and did something fun that was a bit risky. Maybe you decided to take a job in another state and you ended up meeting your future partner. In these situations, you accessed the inner courage necessary to take a leap of faith.
Oftentimes, a soul will write into the Life Plan one or several 'big' situations where courage is one of the intended lessons to be learned. You might be presented with a big opportunity, however perhaps it might require moving out of your comfort zone.
If you take the risk, it might mean you pass that particular lesson (not that it will likely or necessarily be your last lesson in courage)--while if you decide to play it safe it likely means you'll get another opportunity to show off your inner courage down the line.
Ever get that feeling that you should just take a leap of faith and go for it? Those are the exact instances where you will find inner courage paying off handsomely. Imagine harnessing that strong Aries energy—with its unlimited potential—and utilizing it to take that leap of faith, like the alchemist in The Magician card in the tarot harnessing the Universal energy with his crystal wand pointed to the sky.
As a general rule, we must overcome all fear in order to fully Ascend into the fourth density—which is the goal for so many of us who find ourselves in our Ascension lifetimes. Overcoming all fear, means all—but of course don’t expect yourself to magically overcome it all at once.
What are your deepest fears? What are your most common, recurring fears? Inevitably the source of these fears lies in past lives. There is nothing you can do to ‘go back’ and fix what happened in past lives—but through overcoming those fears in this current life, you will successfully transmute any left over karma from those fearful/traumatic experiences in other lifetimes.
If you are in your Ascension lifetime, your soul will craft your Life Plan in a manner that will include opportunities for you to ‘show your work’ by overcoming fears. If you’ve been faced with having to face fearful situations—or just fear in general—recently during this Eclipse Season, then it is an indication that you are ready to take the next step up and let go of some karmic baggage that you’ve been carrying.
Obviously, fear carries an evolutionary purpose—to keep us safe—and if you are ever in true danger, fear will truly serve you.
However, the vibrational frequency of fear is extremely low on the ladder of emotional energies—which is why the dark beings that have long ruled over this planet feed on that frequency (this is why they constantly attempt to keep us in that frequency through war, strife and violence).
On fourth density planets, the emotional experience of fear can only be fleeting, as the vibration of the planetary body itself is too high to support its proliferation. On sixth density and higher realms, I don’t believe it is possible for fear to be experienced at all.
So as you can see, as we ascend vibrationally, fear becomes less and less a part of our experience. If you want to fast-track your Ascension process, one of the most direct things you can do is to mitigate fear.
One of the most helpful things that I have found is when fear arises, ask yourself what would my Highest Self do here? How would this version of me feel right now?
Or alternatively, you can ask yourself what would the Spiritual Warrior within me do here? How would the Spiritual Warrior within me feel here?
Chances are, that higher version of self/Spiritual Warrior self would realize that the fear is an illusion, and there’s nothing to actually be concerned with.
Obviously, if you are actually in a physically dangerous situation, do what you need to do to get to safety. But for most on the Ascension path, experiences of fear are largely of the mental realm only.
As President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” (Props to whoever his speechwriter was, if that wasn’t FDR’s line.)
Here are some questions to consider when pondering the role of courage in your life:
- What situations can I recall where I acted on the courage of the Spiritual Warrior within me?
- How did it feel to act on that courage?
- Do I have access to this courage any time I want to?
- What recurring fear(s) do I know I must fully overcome in this life? Which one(s) does it seem like my soul is asking for me to overcome now?
- Is there a situation in my life right now where I feel the Universe is asking for me to take a courageous risk or leap of faith?
- How could taking more risks lead to a greater sense of fulfillment in my life?
- How could I present myself more authentically and courageously to the world?
- What would ten percent more courage in my life look like? What would it feel like?
PASSIONATE ROMANCE
On this passionate Aries SuperMoon, Venus is exalted in the final degree of Scorpio, making a nearly-exact sextile to an exalted Pluto, which is just beginning to pick up speed and move back Direct after being stationed at approximately 29 ½ degrees of Capricorn.
This is a passionate, deep, and lustful romantic energy. Combined with this super-powerful Aries SuperMoon, we are feeling called to satisfy the desires of both the Heart and the loins.
This past Eclipse Season has been treacherous for a lot of romantic partnerships. As I wrote in my Libra Eclipse article, it has been a make-or-break season for partnerships.
With Venus opposing the Retrograde Uranus on this testy SuperMoon, a lot of partnerships may experience explosive arguments—some of which may be centered around revelations of infidelity or lies coming to light, as Uranus rules over surprises. Unanticipated breakups may occur—be they temporary or permanent—around this time.
But for those partnerships that have survived (or even strengthened) through Eclipse Season, this energy will re-ignite romance and passion within the relationship. For those that are experiencing new romance, this energy will light the fire of passion and desire.
For those that are single and looking to meet someone new, the next two weeks are an amazing time to meet a new flame. Shortly after today’s SuperMoon became exact, Venus entered fun and adventurous Sagittarius! We will be wanting to go on fun, romantic dates—or even romantic vacations!
If you are working on mending your Heart now—if you’ve been going through a breakup or have been getting over heartbreak—don’t feel compelled to have to rush back into putting yourself out there. Now is a time to become super honest about what your desires and needs are when it comes to love, partnership, and sex.
Of course, if you are in the mending process and you do happen to meet someone, it could be a strong new flame, with all of this passionate energy.
So whatever your situation is, enjoy this romantic time!
PROLIFERATION OF WAR
Mars is the god and planet of war—and right now we have an intensely strong convergence of Aries and Martian energy with this Aries SuperMoon!
Arguably the principal feature of the North Node being in Aries this year—as I have often discussed—is war. This year has featured seemingly endless wars raging on in both the Middle East and Russia/Ukraine. With this Martian SuperMoon, war is likely to proliferate.
The news today was that Israel took out the Hamas leader who was the mastermind behind the October 7 attacks. Look for Iran to potentially escalate things with Israel sometime over the next two weeks.
Further east, the news is that North Korean soldiers have joined with Russians—indicating potentially a concerning strengthening alliance between the Kremlin and Pyongyang. Mars is aggressive, so look to the Kremlin to potentially re-escalate assaults on Ukraine sometime over the next two weeks.
It should go without saying that now is an absolutely crucial time to pray for, and to visualize, peace on Earth.
ARCTURIAN PORTAL
The sun nearly exactly conjuncts fixed star Arcturus in this Full Moon chart. We could say that a portal is now open to Arcturus! Arcturian Starseeds will likely feel very energized—and perhaps perceive that they are receiving activations and downloads—during and following this SuperMoon!
If you are unsure of where your soul comes from in the stars (or if you are a Starseed or not), please sign up for the Ascending as One VIP level, and ask me in your private reading!
Wishing you a Happy SuperMoon in Aries!
With Love,
Matthew John
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